# Five dead in Norway bow and arrow attack

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**Created:** [October 14, 2021, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-dead-in-norway-bow-and-arrow-attack/952467 "2021-10-14T08:38:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-dead-in-norway-bow-and-arrow-attack/952467/31 "2021-10-15T18:28:39Z")

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> [@Kimera757](#):
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> I’ve heard both are deadlier than the other, but I suspect a bullet is somewhat deadlier.
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> An arrowhead is broader and does more damage in the entry wound. However, it doesn’t got as deep (less likely to damage certain vital organs) and rarely causes an exit wound. I also suspect a bone would do a much better job stopping an arrow than a bullet, again depending on where the projectile struck.

These are all moot points, because we know that the perp was able to kill five people and injure some others within minutes. I’m sick of this geeking out over weapons and guns in this kind of threads.

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